Sridhar Sangannagari Leads Final Sixteen of WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship

Photo: Sridhar Sangannagari, Final Sixteen Chip Leader

It’s a wrap for Day 3 of the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship. The day kicked off with 107 hopefuls but the bustouts were fast and furious and the field was cut down to the final sixteen with 76 minutes and 9 seconds remaining at Level 29.

Leading the way heading into Day 4 is Sridhar Sangannagari with an impressive stack of 18,125,000. He is followed by James Anderson (16,925,000) and Rafael Farah Jarufe rounds up the top three with 10,900,000.

Here is the seat draw for tomorrow, along with official chip counts:

Table 7:
Seat 1: David Mzareulov – 2,725,000 (18 bb)
Seat 2: Jeff Madsen – 1,675,000 (11 bb)
Seat 3: Isaac Kempton – 9,200,000 (61 bb)
Seat 4: Clemen Deng – 6,200,000 (41 bb)
Seat 5: Gal Yifrach – 5,550,000 (36 bb)
Seat 6: Andrew Ostapchenko – 4,625,000 (30 bb)
Seat 7: James Anderson – 16,925,000 (112 bb)
Seat 8: Bin Weng – 10,575,000 (70 bb)

Table 8:
Seat 1: Dorian Rios – 3,950,000 (26 bb)
Seat 2 Naing Thu – 6,350,000 (42 bb)
Seat 3: Mitchell Garshofsky – 5,575,000 (37 bb)
Seat 4: Rafael Farah Jarufe – 10,900,000 (72 bb)
Seat 5: Champie Douglas – 2,050,000 (13 bb)
Seat 6: Andrew Moreno – 7,125,000 (47 bb)
Seat 7: Sridhar Sangannagari – 18,125,000 (120 bb)
Seat 8: Dylan Smith – 2,925,000 (19 bb)

The final 16 players are all guaranteed to collect at least $56,800. However, all eyes will be on the title and the top prize of $1,128,250, which includes a seat in the season-ending WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.

Here is a look at the remaining payouts:

1st:  $1,128,250 (includes seat into the WPT World Championship)
2nd:  $745,000
3rd:  $550,000
4th:  $413,000
5th:  $312,000
6th:  $238,000
7th:  $183,000
8th:  $142,000
9th-10th:  $111,500
11th-12th:  $88,500
13th-14th:  $70,500
15th-16th:  $56,800

Day 4 of the event will recommence at 12 PM EST and will play down to the final six. Action will resume with 76 minutes and 9 seconds remaining at Level 29 which features blinds of 75,000-150,000 with a big blind ante of 150,000.

Stay tuned to WPT.com for our continuing live coverage of the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship.